Senior Product Designer (all genders)

<h3>Your mission</h3> <strong>Join airfocus, a standout company recognized by Kununu as a TOP 5% best-rated company for 2023 and 2024, boasting a 4.7 rating and 95% recommendation on Glassdoor - be part of our success story NOW!</strong><br/><br/>airfocus, the world’s first modular product management platform, is growing on all continents.<br/>We have proven to be an up-and-coming industry leader with a proven business model and a first-class team. Now, with thousands of users from customers like Orange, Sennheiser, and Moneygram, it’s time to add fuel to the fire and further scale up our product-led growth!<br/><br/>We’re looking for a motivated senior product designer to be a key player in transforming complex user needs into seamless experiences. Your problem-solving abilities, paired with your experience in both disciplines, will enable you to provide valuable input and influence product direction from ideation to execution.<br/><br/><strong>What you’ll do:</strong><br/><ul><li><strong>Design leadership:</strong> Lead the design process from concept to delivery, ensuring a high-quality user experience across all our product touchpoints.</li><li><strong>Product strategy:</strong> Have a seat at the product team table and play a key role in shaping the product vision.</li><li><strong>User experience &amp; interface design:</strong> Provide strong UX and UI design capabilities, creating wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs. You’ll use your expertise to balance user needs with technical constraints.</li><li><strong>Collaboration:</strong> Work cross-functionally with engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to bring your designs to life. Your background in product management will help you understand trade-offs and prioritize design decisions.</li><li><strong>Problem-solving:</strong> Develop and iterate on multiple design solutions to tackle complex problems. You'll demonstrate strong opinions in your design choices and use data to back up decisions.</li><li><strong>Feedback and adaptation:</strong> Take feedback and pivot designs or strategies quickly, adapting to the fast-paced startup environment while remaining efficient and proactive.</li><li><strong>Design system contributions:</strong> Contribute to and improve our existing design system to maintain consistency across multiple products.</li></ul> <h3>Your profile</h3> <p>We’re looking for someone who has deep UX and UI design experience combined with a solid understanding of product management, ideally from a B2B SaaS background. You should have a strong design portfolio that demonstrates your problem-solving approach and design process.<br/><ul><li><strong>7+ years of UX &amp; UI expertise:</strong> Proven experience in creating intuitive, user-centered designs. Strong portfolio demonstrating your design problem-solving abilities.</li><li><strong>B2B SaaS experience:</strong> Understanding the needs and challenges of B2B SaaS products, particularly in a startup environment.</li><li><strong>Product management knowledge:</strong> Experience working as a Product Manager or collaborating closely with product teams. Ability to navigate product trade-offs and make design decisions aligned with business needs.</li><li><strong>Communication skills:</strong> Strong written and verbal communication. Ability to clearly articulate design decisions and product concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.</li><li><strong>Proactive &amp; efficient:</strong> Ability to take ownership of projects and deliver designs efficiently while being proactive in seeking solutions to problems.</li><li><strong>Adaptability:</strong> Comfortable with rapid change and ambiguity, with a flexible approach to adapting your designs based on feedback.</li><li><strong>Familiarity with startups:</strong> A collaborative and adaptable team player who thrives in a startup environment.</li></ul></p> <h3>Why us?</h3> <p>You'll join a diverse and talented team, with plenty of opportunities for personal growth, impact, and learning.<br/><ul><li>Enjoy the flexibility of a remote-first environment—work from our HQs in Hamburg, Amsterdam, or anywhere in Germany or the Netherlands.</li><li>Flexible working hours to suit your lifestyle.</li><li>Competitive compensation package.</li><li>Learning and Development (L&amp;D) budget to support your professional growth.</li><li>Work with top-tier tools, including a MacBook Pro or notebook of your choice.</li><li>Healthy snacks and beverages, plus plenty of fun team events and annual meetups.</li></ul></p>